As my garage door went up and the morning light began to bathe the car’s taut and cohesive curves, I said to myself, “This would never get old.” Instead of hopping into the 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera, I paused to reflect on h...

Time does not stand still in the auto industry. No automaker can rest on its laurels. Such is the fate of winners of the MotorTrend Car, Truck, and SUV of the Year awards: Headlines splashed across the world, Champagne popp...

A month ago, I wondered aloud online what to do with a car like the Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet. My thinking was: In this age of necessary versus unnecessary, the nearly $150,000 ragtop seemed a bit … flip. Fair to Pors...

Meet Jim and Dorothy Average. They’re the Average household. He’s 5-foot-9. She’s 5-foot-4. They have 1.9 kids (daughter Emma is of the opinion that younger brother, Liam, is the 0.9), and they live in Lebanon, Kansas, the ...

Since its 2017 debut, 13,000 individually numbered Honda Civic Type Rs have found their way into enthusiasts’ embraces. We lived with a 2018 “CTR” for a year and didn’t want to give it back. A mild update occurred in 2019, ...

Although the third-generation Toyota Supra (A70) was the first to incorporate a turbocharged engine, it was the inline-six setup that the model was known for, bringing 230 hp and 246 lb-ft of torque—a true sports car for th...

The 2021 Toyota GR Supra 3.0 is the car Toyota ought to have launched last year. There, I said it. If you’re one of the well-heeled among us who paid an excessive dealer markup on a 2020 Toyota GR Supra Launch Edition, well...

If you’re just here for the verdict, let me save you the scrolling: the 2020 Jeep Gladiator Mojave is the best Gladiator, full stop. The end. You’re welcome. If you’d like to know why, by all means, keep reading. Forget the...

My week in the 2020 Toyota Land Cruiser Heritage Edition started off with an expensive-sounding, expletive-inciting “crunch” noise. I was merely pulling the pristine flagship Toyota into my garage for safe keeping, proceedi...

“So, whaddaya think?” Jonny Lieberman asked with his arms folded, head tilted back and to the left, as Jonny does. He had just driven the 992-generation 2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S to our photo location on L.A.’s favorite twis...

There’s a curious alchemy at work in the design and development of any new automobile, an unpredictable fusion of people, politics, and process. The 2020 Jaguar F-Pace 25t Checkered Flag is a case in point. The F-Pace is bu...

Here’s the thing about most high-performance SUVs: They’re fast in a straight line, and some are even fun to drive. But despite the mega horsepower, the menacing exhaust rumble, the fat tires, and the pumped fenders, they s...

First Drives

These are our comprehensive first impressions of cars, trucks, and SUVS that will be on the market in the near future. Everything from driving impressions, new features, powertrain revisions, updated multimedia interfaces, exterior styling, interior design, and differences from the previous generation is covered to help you get a good sense at how well new vehicles will stack up in their class before they go on sale. These come after First Look stories, which is an introduction to new vehicles presented at major auto shows or special events. First Drives are a precursor to a First Test, where we put a vehicle through its paces on the road and track, and assess the interior, design, technology, user-friendliness, and quality. Additionally, comparison tests stories, sometimes called The Big Test, can also come after First Drives in order to see how cars, trucks, and SUVs entering the market fair against their competitors.